Business leaders have lost a legal battle to stop yet another strip club on Birmingham’s Broad Street.

A judge decided the Boujee Rooms could continue to run a 24-hour lap dancing operation – the ninth sex establishment in the Golden Mile entertainment quarter – after rejecting Birmingham City Council’s appeal.

The decision was condemned by directors of the Broad Street Business Improvement District (BID), who brought the appeal claiming the “seedy” nature of strip clubs encouraged prostitution and crime.Broad Street manager Mike Olley said: “We are now faced with other applications and appeals and will be most diligent in how we address these matters.

“We are seeking additional legal advice and support from responsible authorities.

“Already many of our members, who are made up of the bars, restaurants, offices and hotels, have told us they are dismayed at the decision. “We have reconfirmed our opinion that any further matter will be pursued within the framework of the current law.

“We will do all we are legally empowered to do to stop the proliferation of such venues in the Broad Street area.”

But Boujee Rooms owner Sidney Taylor said earlier this year that his businesses did not cause problems: “We work with police and council to ensure our clubs are well run and trouble-free.”